English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Whithay Lane & Whithay Moor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Netherbury

Historical Forms

  • Whitehay Moore 1657 Hine
  • Whitty Moor 1839 TA
  • tenement called Whithaye 1626 DCMCt
  • Whitty Farm 1839 TA

Etymology

Whithay Lane & Whithay Moor (SY 464971), Whitehay Moore 1657Hine , Whitty Moor 1839TA , named from Whitehey (e )1327, 1332, Wyteheye 1332 SR all (p), tenement called Whithaye 1626DCMCt , Whitty Farm 1839TA , cf. Whithay bridge 1649Hine , Whitty (Stone ) Md , Whitty Plot 1839TA , from (ge)hæg 'enclosure', first el. possibly hwīt 'white' or the OE  pers.n. Hwīta .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement